Christmas is often a hectic time, but it’s also a great time to venture outside and discover the Yorkshire countryside, especially as many parks, gardens and places in Yorkshire have fun Christmas events. …

I’ve now lived in Yorkshire for over seven years and can’t believe it’s been that long already! One thing I’ve learnt though is how Yorkshire people are very proud of their origins and when I’m From Yorkshire sent me an “Honorary Yorkshireman” T-shirt, I was really touched! A sign that I now belong?

There is now less than a month before the Tour de France Yorkshire GD Day (Grand Départ) and as a Frenchman living in Yorkshire I have a slight interest in this matter. And I don’t know about you but lately I’ve noticed there was some sort of a craze around Yorkshire for the “Grande Boucle”. So I thought I would collect the most impressive, sometime bizarre or even plain bonkers “Tour de Yorkshire” paraphernalia I could find on the internet.